Monitoring apparatus, monitoring method, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

A monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with: a storage unit that stores configuration information corresponding to each of a plurality of devices included in a system; a first identification unit that identifies configuration information corresponding to a first device among the plurality of devices for which an agent for collecting information has not been set; a second identification unit that identifies a second device, which is a device among the plurality of devices that corresponds to configuration information similar to the configuration information corresponding to the first device and for which the agent has been set; and an association unit that associates operational information of the second device, which includes information collected by the agent, with the first device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A monitoring apparatus comprising:
 a memory storing instructions; and   at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:   to store configuration information related to each of a plurality of devices included in a system;   identify configuration information related to a first device for which an agent for collecting information is not set, among the plurality of devices;   identify a second device, which is a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information related to the first device and for which the agent is set, among the plurality of devices; and   associate operation information of the second device, which includes information collected by the agent, with the first device.   
     
     
         2 . The monitoring apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:   identify a device related to configuration information in which a similarity according to the number of items common to the configuration information related to the first device and the stored configuration information is equal to or more than a threshold value.   
     
     
         3 . The monitoring apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the stored configuration information includes configuration information relevant to hardware of each of the plurality of devices and configuration information relevant to software, and   the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
 identify configuration information relevant to hardware related to the first device and configuration information relevant to software related to the first device; and 
 identify, as the second device, a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information relevant to the hardware related to the first device and a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information relevant to the software related to the first device. 
   
     
     
         4 . The monitoring apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:   associate operation information relevant to hardware of the second device similar to the configuration information relevant to the hardware related to the first device with the first device; and   associate operation information relevant to software of the second device similar to the configuration information relevant to the software related to the first device with the first device.   
     
     
         5 . The monitoring apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:   output the operation information of the second device associated with the first device when receiving a request for outputting the operation information of the first device.   
     
     
         6 . The monitoring apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:   detect an anomaly that has occurred in the device included in the system; and   output information relevant to the first device when the device in which the anomaly has occurred is the second device.   
     
     
         7 . The monitoring apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:   implement, on the first device, a countermeasure related to an anomaly that has occurred in the second device.   
     
     
         8 . The monitoring apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:   calculate a priority of each of a plurality of countermeasures based on a degree of risk of the anomaly that has occurred in the second device and an influence of each of the plurality of countermeasures on continuation of a service; and   determine a countermeasure to be implemented on the first device according to the calculated priority.   
     
     
         9 . A monitoring method comprising:
 storing configuration information related to each of a plurality of devices included in a system;   identifying configuration information related to a first device for which an agent for collecting information is not set, among the plurality of devices;   identifying a second device, which is a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information related to the first device and for which the agent is set, among the plurality of devices; and   associating operation information of the second device, which includes information collected by the agent, with the first device.   
     
     
         10 . The monitoring method according to  claim 9 , further comprising
 identifying, in the identifying the second device, a device related to configuration information in which a similarity according to the number of items common to the configuration information related to the first device and the stored configuration information is equal to or more than a threshold value.   
     
     
         11 . The monitoring method according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 including, in the stored configuration information, configuration information relevant to hardware of each of the plurality of devices and configuration information relevant to software;   identifying, in the identifying the configuration information, configuration information relevant to hardware related to the first device and configuration information relevant to software related to the first device; and   identifying, in the identifying the second device, a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information relevant to the hardware related to the first device and a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information relevant to the software related to the first device as the second device.   
     
     
         12 . The monitoring method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 in the associating,   associating operation information relevant to hardware of the second device similar to the configuration information relevant to the hardware related to the first device with the first device; and   associating operation information relevant to software of the second device similar to the configuration information relevant to the software related to the first device with the first device.   
     
     
         13 . The monitoring method according to  claim 9 , further comprising
 outputting the operation information of the second device associated with the first device when receiving a request for outputting the operation information of the first device.   
     
     
         14 . The monitoring method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 detecting an anomaly that has occurred in the device included in the system; and   outputting, in the outputting, information relevant to the first device when the device in which the anomaly has occurred is the second device.   
     
     
         15 . The monitoring method according to  claim 14 , further comprising
 implementing, on the first device, a countermeasure related to the anomaly that has occurred in the second device.   
     
     
         16 . The monitoring method according to  claim 15 , further comprising:
 in the implementing the countermeasure,   calculating a priority of each of a plurality of countermeasures based on a degree of risk of the anomaly that has occurred in the second device and an influence of each of the plurality of countermeasures on continuation of a service; and   determining a countermeasure to be implemented on the first device according to the calculated priority.   
     
     
         17 . A computer-readable storage medium non-transitorily storing a program for allowing a computer to execute:
 processing of storing configuration information related to each of a plurality of devices included in a system;   processing of identifying configuration information related to a first device for which an agent for collecting information is not set, among the plurality of devices;   processing of identifying a second device, which is a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information related to the first device and for which the agent is set, among the plurality of devices; and   processing of associating operation information of the second device, which includes information collected by the agent, with the first device.   
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 17 ,
 wherein in the processing of identifying the second device, a device related to configuration information in which a similarity according to the number of items common to the configuration information related to the first device and the stored configuration information is equal to or more than a threshold value is identified.   
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 17 ,
 wherein the stored configuration information includes configuration information relevant to hardware of each of the plurality of devices and configuration information relevant to software,   in the processing of identifying the configuration information, configuration information relevant to hardware related to the first device and configuration information relevant to software related to the first device are identified, and   in the processing of identifying the second device, a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information relevant to the hardware related to the first device and a device related to configuration information similar to the configuration information relevant to the software related to the first device are identified as the second device.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 19 ,
 wherein in the processing of associating,   operation information relevant to hardware of the second device similar to the configuration information relevant to the hardware related to the first device is associated with the first device; and   operation information relevant to software of the second device similar to the configuration information relevant to the software related to the first device is associated with the first device.   
     
     
         21 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 17 , storing the program for allowing the computer to further execute
 processing of outputting the operation information of the second device associated with the first device when receiving a request for outputting the operation information of the first device.   
     
     
         22 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 21 , storing the program for allowing the computer to further execute
 processing of detecting an anomaly that has occurred in the device included in the system,   wherein in the processing of outputting, information relevant to the first device is output when the device in which the anomaly has occurred is the second device.   
     
     
         23 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 22 , storing the program for allowing the computer to further execute
 processing of implementing, on the first device, a countermeasure related to the anomaly that has occurred in the second device.   
     
     
         24 . The computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 23 ,
 wherein in the processing of implementing the countermeasure,   a priority of each of a plurality of countermeasures is calculated based on a degree of risk of the anomaly that has occurred in the second device and an influence of each of the plurality of countermeasures on continuation of a service, and   a countermeasure to be implemented on the first device is determined according to the calculated priority.